The backing of the fire surrond

What sort of tile? What is it made from?

Have you had your biccy and nap before you got this idea?

Ceramic,like I said one huge tile which is about 1/4" thick thereabouts.

Idea? it was my sister who bought the darn thing with a poxy MDF surround,funnily enough the plinth is marble. What an odd combination.

Tricky. If you use a small angle grinder with a stone blade you could freehand an opening. There is a (big) chance that any twist or bump as you go will shatter the tile.

That's the best I can think of as DIY without a BIG tile saw - I've seen radial-arm tile saws that would be OK if you could plunge them, but prohibitively expensive for a one-off.

Take it to a professional?

Doesn't the damn thing have instructions? Where did it come from?

R.

All sounds very odd. I can't imagine a single tile like this being meant for this purpose. Are you really sure it's (a) a ceramic tile and (b) if it is ceramic, is it intended to be cut (ie not just left intact as a decorative piece?

David

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